flstandardbreds Chapter 168 But what does riding a horse have to do with building a house?
Chapter 168 But what does riding a horse have to do with building a house?
Yuan Ling was delighted when he heard this: "Miss Xiu, tell me how to do it. I promise to do my best to do it."
After saying this, he took out a pen and paper and sat upright, ready to take notes.
In any case, Xiu Luoran likes this attitude very much.
When Zhou Mida saw Yuan Ling's flattering look, although he felt a little disgusted, he could also understand it.
The last time the road was built, Yuan Ling made a lot of money from it and gained both fame and fortune.
Since Miss Xiu had invited him this time, it meant that he also had a share of the benefits, so he should act sincere.
"Please speak, Miss Xiu. I will keep it in mind."
Xiu Luoran decided to tell his purpose first to prevent others from thinking that he wanted to do charity work and earn a good reputation.
You know, what she cares least about now is her reputation.
So, why did Xiu Luoran suddenly want to build houses for the poor people?
Because she was saving money to save her life.
Yes, it is the cost of saving lives.
After Xiu Luoran came here, she was loved by her family and she relaxed completely, doing whatever she wanted.
If one day she gets carried away and does something out of line, stabbing the emperor's lungs, the emperor will definitely punish her.
The current emperor is still wise. She has done things that benefit the country and the people, so her family has an excuse to plead for her and she can save her life.
As long as it's not a capital crime, it will be easy.
She is rich, and money makes the world go round.
No, this saying is outdated. It should be "Money makes the world go round". She can solve most of the problems by spending some money, and then she can go out and continue to spend money.
Therefore, she also reminded herself to make more money, more money, because without money, nothing can be done.
For example, building roads and building houses.
"Listen carefully, why am I building roads?
For horse racing, this girl really, really likes horse riding."
Yuan Ling and Zhou Mida looked at each other quickly and thought, it's normal for you to build roads in order to ride a horse, but what does riding a horse have to do with building a house?
Xiu Luoran continued, "Winter is coming soon. We can't enjoy the flowers or the scenery, and we can't travel around. This is a good time to ride horses."
Yuan Ling Zhou Mida: Is winter a good time to ride horses? Forgive them for being ignorant and not having heard of it.
“You need a good road to ride a horse, and our road is well repaired.
But look at those shabby houses. I rode past them on a horse. Those shabby houses, yards and streets were so disgusting to the eyes.
I ride horses for fun, and seeing these has ruined my good mood.
Those broken houses look like they could collapse with just a gust of wind.
If my Cloud-walking runs over and the house collapses, tell me, is it me or the house that is to blame?"
Yuan Ling couldn't help it:
“Miss Xiu, why do you have to run away from where the poor live?
The main roads in the capital were built very wide and long for you, so you can run away no matter how you want, right?"
Xiu Luoran snorted disdainfully:
"You have all seen my Stepping Cloud, right? That is a divine horse, a true steed.
Oh, as soon as I hit the horse, I hadn't even put much effort into it when I reached the end. I could only slow down, turn around and continue running.
You tell me, what's the fun in riding a horse like this?"
Yuan Ling Zhou Mida: …
“When riding a horse, you should run as fast as you can, that’s the most exciting thing.
In winter, when it is cold and snowy, you can’t ride a horse outside the city, so you can only run around in the city.”
Zhou Mida curled his lips secretly and said, "If you want to ride a horse, go to the grassland. Is the city a place for horse racing?"
If you have the ability, you can build a racecourse in the capital.
Then Xiu Luoran began to sigh:
"In our capital city, land is very expensive and large tracts of land are very rare.
Otherwise, I will build a racecourse no matter what.
All year round, you can run whenever you want, it's so exciting."
Zhou Mita: ...
"After much thought, I think it's best to run inside the city wall.
After running one lap, that is, running around the city of Beijing, I should be able to enjoy running on the Cloud. "
Yuan Ling Zhou Mida: That’s far enough.
"My requirements are not high. I don't want brick and tile houses, pavilions and towers in places where I ride my horse, but at least they should be neat and tidy, right?
You may not have noticed, those houses are so dilapidated.
Those who know this place think that this is where the people of Beijing live. Those who don’t know this place think that this is a refugee slum.”
Zhou Mida hurriedly said, "Miss Xiu, please be careful with your words."
"I don't care what I say!"
Xiu Luoran was unhappy. She slammed the table hard, and the solid wood table where Yuan Ling handled official business cracked:
"Master Zhou, the people under your rule are extremely poor. Why don't you allow people to speak up?"
Zhou Mida stared at Xiu Luoran and wanted to argue with him, but he was afraid that he would arouse Xiu Luoran's stubbornness and make her scold him like a shrew, and he would not be able to explain himself.
In line with the belief that "a good man doesn't fight with a woman", he endured it.
If Xiu Luoran knew what Zhou Mida was thinking, he would definitely say:
What do you mean by "a good man doesn't fight with a woman"? That's because you can't win.
Thinking that Xiu Luoran was going to spend money to build houses for the people, it would be beneficial to him no matter how you look at it.
If he causes Xiu Luoran to change his mind, he would lose more than he gains.
Zhou Mi Da thought of this and said a little aggrievedly:
"Miss Xiu, I am responsible for the fact that the people do not have good houses to live in, but it is not all my fault."
"Master Zhou, today we are only talking about building and repairing houses, and nothing else."
Talking about state affairs is always the root of trouble, no matter what dynasty it is.
Yuan Ling nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, your Majesty is wise."
So, both of you should stop trying to figure out whose fault it is that the people are homeless.
Zhou Mi Da nodded in agreement.
Xiu Luoran then told his plan:
“My purpose is simple, which is to repair those dilapidated houses.
If someone's house is about to collapse and is no longer worth repairing, the only option is to rebuild it.
Of course, maintenance is still the main focus.
I pay the money, and you guys do the work, do you understand?"
Yuan Ling: "I understand."
Zhou Mida still didn't quite understand and wanted to ask, but was stopped by Yuan Ling.
“You are responsible for counting how many families need to repair their houses, how many families need to build houses, and counting the materials.
I declare that when repairing a house, we don’t need to make it look good, but we need to make it strong.”
Yuan Ling wrote it down carefully, and Zhou Mida watched beside him.
“Also, this girl’s money can’t be wasted.
Master Yuan, tell the people who want to repair the house that each family should send at least one person to help me with the farmland."
Xiu Luoran asked Xiu Lingqun to exchange the three plots of land from her mother's dowry for one piece of land.
Because the land is relatively thin, that is, relatively poor, the crops planted there are basically only corn.
In places where there was a shortage of seedlings, Xiu Luoran asked Xiu Lingqun to lead people to replant autumn vegetables.
After the autumn corn is harvested, there will be a lot of corn stalks and leaves in the fields.
If these stalks and vegetable leaves are not cleared away, it will affect farming next spring.
There are no large agricultural machinery here, and we can't plow the soil.
Xiu Luoran was going to ask these people to help her clean up the cornfield.
“Of course, I won’t let them work for nothing.
All those who cleaned the land, between fourteen and fifty, were paid ten cents a day.
Those under fourteen and over fifty were charged eight cents a day, with lunch provided.
Humph, I don't mind spending a few bucks."